In the dark night, two figures climbed over the high courtyard wall and hid in a firewood house.
The slight movement aroused the curiosity of the host. The door of the hall opened and a woman's voice came: "Master, are you back?"
The two men hiding in the firewood reached for the sabers at their waists almost at the same time.
The woman walked to the courtyard door and opened it. After taking a look, she murmured: "Strange, maybe I heard it wrong."
At this time, the cry of a child was heard in the hall, and the woman hurriedly closed the courtyard door and ran back, followed closely by the sound of the woman coaxing the child.
The two people in the darkness breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
One of them dropped the black gauze on his face and whispered softly: "Senior sister, why are we hiding here? Can't we just go to the city?"
Judging by her voice, she was still a little girl, probably around thirteen or fourteen years old.
Another person was leaning against the earthen wall, and the black gauze was also dropped. The moonlight passed through the fence and just fell on her face. Let’s not talk about anything else. In those eyes, there was a pair of strange gray holes. In this way It seems particularly permeable in the environment.
In contrast, her voice was like the orchid in the empty valley, "It's easy to expose your identity if you go into the city now. I'll just stay here for the night and look for an opportunity to enter the city tomorrow."
Gululu.
As soon as she finished speaking, the little girl's stomach suddenly growled, "Sister, I'm so hungry."
Upon hearing this, the Gray Child woman reached into her arms, took out a handkerchief wrapped with something, and handed it over.
The little girl took it, untied it, and found it was a small piece of dry steamed bun. She frowned and said, "Senior sister, have you not eaten for a day?"
The Gray Child girl folded her hands on her chest, leaned against the earth wall and closed her eyes, scolding: "Eat as much as you can, and rest as soon as possible after eating. You must leave here before dawn."
The little girl looked at the steamed bun in her hand and wanted to break it off in half, but she looked up and saw that the senior sister had turned her head away. For fear of making the senior sister impatient, she hesitated, tore off half of the steamed bun and ate it herself, and reused the other half. Wrap it up in the handkerchief and put it carefully into your arms.
"I'll eat half of it and save the other half for my senior sister to eat in the morning." The little girl cooed timidly, secretly watching her senior sister's reaction.
The Gray Child woman's closed eyes trembled slightly, and her long eyelashes were very beautiful.
Hearing her junior sister's voice, she said without raising her head: "You don't have to leave it for me. I'll have something to eat when I go to town tomorrow."
The little girl was overjoyed when she heard this, took a bite of the dry steamed bun, and asked in a low voice: "Senior sister, do you think we are looking for the wrong place? If our uncle did not come to Hedong, wouldn't we be in vain trying to draw water from a bamboo basket?" "
The Gray Child woman opened her eyes. She was also a little worried about this problem, but she kept comforting herself, betting that she was not looking in the wrong place.
Seeing her shoulders move slightly, the little girl's face lit up, she gnawed on the steamed bun, and then said: "Senior sister, why do you think the master wanted to track down the whereabouts of my uncle? And that copy of the book, if it is not in the hands of my uncle, Woolen cloth?"
The Gray Child woman frowned slightly and turned back to look at the little girl. A pair of gray eyes flashed with chills, "Don't speculate about Master, and don't question Master's decision. This is the first time. If there is another time, don't Blame me for being cruel."
The little girl was obviously frightened and nodded aggrievedly, "I, I don't dare to do it anymore."
Snap!
At this moment, the courtyard door was suddenly pushed open from the outside. Through the fence, the two of them saw a man walking in with his head held high.
"Master, you are back!" The woman came out holding the child.
The man laughed and took the baby from the woman's arms, and responded: "Something has delayed me. Have you eaten?"
The woman looked at the man with happy eyes as he laughed at the child, pointed to the main room and said: "Xiaobao has eaten, I will wait for you to come back and eat together."
When the man heard this, he said angrily: "You, you, how many times have I told you that I haven't come back after You hour, so why don't you eat first? If you keep waiting for me like this, what will you do if you get hungry?"
The woman covered her mouth and giggled, helped the man take off the saber and other items from his waist, and said softly: "Why is it so easy to get hungry? I used to only have one meal a day, but now I have three meals a day, and I still eat in the cafeteria at noon.
After eating the meat, Aunt Zhao knew that I was nursing the baby, so she specially gave her two chickens."
The man couldn't help but kiss the baby in his arms, and responded with a smile: "I have remembered this affection for you. I will pay more attention to Xiao Zhao later. I happen to be going to Xuzhou this time. I will think of a way.
Take him with you, and only with military success can you go up."
"Are you going to Xuzhou?" the lady exclaimed.
The smile on the man's face also faded a little. He looked at his wife and comforted: "Don't worry, this is just a small task. Mr. Xu said that the round trip will not take more than a month. If I can make a contribution this time,
When I come back, I will be promoted to the first level, and from now on I will be the battalion commander, the battalion commander of the Longshan Army, hahaha."
Seeing that her husband was so excited, the woman was not disappointed. She just warned her with concern: "No matter what, you must take care of yourself. When you go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, think more about me and Xiaobao..."
In the woodshed.
The two girls looked at each other, and the little girl said with red eyes: "Senior sister, I miss my mother."
The Gray Child woman frowned slightly, her eyes fixed on the blue brick floor in front of the main room. The candlelight in the main room reflected the two shadows on the ground leaning against each other.
Hearing the little girl's voice, she reached out and gently hugged the little girl's shoulders, rested her junior sister's head on her shoulder, and comforted her softly: "When I get the letter, I will take you to find your mother.
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The little girl lay on her shoulder and choked softly. She shook her head and said in a sob: "If I don't go back, my mother will say that I am the cause of trouble. I am the one who killed my father and eldest brother, wuwuwu."
A trace of struggle flashed in the Gray Child woman's eyes, and she wanted to tell her junior sister the truth, but remembering her master's methods, she finally endured it and could only hug her junior sister and comfort her softly.
In the hall not far away, the couple who loved each other were eating and chatting. Their words were full of happiness. This was an experience they had never had before. The two senior sisters couldn't help but be stunned as they listened.
Trance.
After a long time, the little girl suddenly raised her head and asked: "Senior sister, do you envy them?"
The gray boy girl was stunned for a moment, and then she pushed the junior sister away and scolded: "Anyone who enters the ghost gate will not be allowed to marry for the rest of his life."
The little girl didn't expect the senior sister's reaction to be so big, and her little face turned pale with fright. She didn't know whether it was because of fear of the woman's power, or because of the teachings the woman said: Anyone who enters the ghost gate will not be allowed to marry for life...
When the two were silent, the man in the main room suddenly said: "Today, two Taoist priests came to Dingjunfang. One of the old Taoist priests is said to be more than a hundred years old... Really, what did I lie to you... If you don't believe me, I will bring you tomorrow." You go and see..."
"Sister!"
"Shh."
The little girl's eyes were full of joy, and she excitedly grabbed the Gray Child woman's slender arm, "Senior sister, it must be my uncle, we are not looking for the wrong place, we are not looking for the wrong place!"
The Gray Child girl also had a look of joy on her face, looking at the main room not far away, her eyes twinkling.